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EIA: EVs and hybrids make up 16% of US light-duty vehicle sales

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Hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric vehicle sales in the United States have increased in recent years as sales have decreased for non-hybrid gasoline- or diesel-fueled vehicles. The luxury vehicle market captured 18% of total new vehicle sales in 2Q23, up from 14% in 2020.

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Average price of new light trucks in 2019 was 43% higher than average price of new cars

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Prices for new light trucks—pickups, vans, and sport utility vehicles (SUVs)— averaged 43% more than new cars in 2019. From 1990 to 1995, cars had a higher average price than light trucks. Price data are adjusted for inflation (constant 2019 dollars). Light trucks include classes 1-3.

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Monthly changes in key transportation indexes

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They are adjusted for both population and 2020 being a leap year (all but price of gasoline) and for inflation (price of gasoline). Sales of cars and light trucks. Price of gasoline. Sources of the underlying data: Bureau of Economic Analysis (sales of cars and light trucks). Month-year. Feb-2020. +4.

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BYD sold 1.86M light-duty NEVs in 2022, up 209%

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BYD reported that it sold 1,857,379 light-duty New Energy Vehicles in 2022, consisting of 911,140 battery-electric vehicles (49%) and 946,239 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (51%). Total NEV sales were up 213% year-on-year, with BEV sales up 184% and PHEV sales up 247%.

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Nissan, Mitsubishi unveil jointly developed new all-electric mini-vehicles in Japan

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Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors unveiled their first jointly developed light electric vehicles (EVs)—the Sakura and the eK X EV (pronounced “eK cross EV”), —in Japan. Sales of the Nissan Sakura are scheduled to start this summer, with pricing from ¥2,333,100 to ¥2,940,300 (US$18,000 to $23,000).

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Kelley Blue Book: average new-vehicle prices in US up 5.4% in May y-o-y; average EV price down 10.8%

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The estimated average transaction price for a light vehicle in the United States was $41,263 in May 2021, according to the analysts at Kelley Blue Book. New-vehicle prices increased $2,125 (up 5.4%) from May 2020, while increasing $493 (up 1.2%) from April 2021. On a month-to-month basis, the average EV price in May 2021 rose 1.9%

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GM cuts 2024 Chevy Blazer EV price by thousands, resumes sales

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GM announced Friday that it’s dropping prices by up to $6,520 on its 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV, while resuming sales and deliveries of the model to customers. Examples include updates to the ambient lighting system.

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